Sign post



Nov. 26, 1957 H. R. ELLIS SIGN POST Filed Aug. 8, 1955 INVENTOR H115 Z Z2' 5 ATTORNEYS United States Patent P SIGN POST Horace R. Ellis,Meadville, Pa. Application August 8, 1955, Serial No. 527,049

1 Claim. (Cl. 40-125) The present invention relates to sign posts, andmore particularly to vertically extending supports which can beangularly adjusted to maintain the support in vertical position evenwith respect to sloped land.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a sign post havingmeans to angularly adjust the post to position the post vertically withrelation to sloped land, and simultaneously provide means to permit thecollapsing of the post for transportation.

Another object of the invention is to provide a structure of the classdescribed wherein horizontal means are provided for supporting aswinging sign.

A further object of the invention is to provide a sign post of the classdescribed having hand-operated screwthreaded pins for binding the postbase to the earth.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a structure of theclass described which is inexpensive to manufacture and relatively easyto transport and install at the point of use.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent in the followingspecification when considered in light of the attached drawings, inwhich:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the invention shown partly in section;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary side view of the invention;

Figure 3 is a transverse cross section taken along the line 3-3 ofFigure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows;

Figure 4 is a lateral cross section taken along the line 44 of Figure 2,looking in the direction of the arrows, and

Figure 5 is a fragmentary lateral cross section of the joint securingthe base to the post, taken along the line 5-5 of Figure 2, looking inthe direction of the arrows.

Referring now to the drawings in detail wherein like reference numeralsindicate like parts throughout the several figures, the referencenumeral indicates generally the invention which includes a pair oftwisted square bars 11 and 12 which are spaced apart laterally andextend parallel to each other. The bars 11 and 12 are provided edges ofthe upright bars 11 and 12 and rests at opposite ends thereof on theflanges 13 and 14.

Wing bolts 16 pass upwardly through the flanges 13 and 14 and throughthe opposite ends of the bar 15, securing the bar 15 at opposite endsthereof to the flanges 13 and 14. A base 17, having a horizontallypositioned base plate flange 18, and a vertically extending flange 19which is provided with a slot 20 extending generally parallel to thebase plate 18, is adapted to receive a pivot bolt 21 which extendstherethrough. The bottom of the post 12 is provided with a bore 22through which the pivot bolt 21 passes. The base plate 18 extendslaterally beyond the end of the upright flange 19 and is provided withvertically extending bores 23 at opposite ends thereof. Screwthreadedpins 24 are provided with a handle 25 at the upper end thereof and abushing 26, the bushing 26 being at the upper end of the screw-threadedportion of the pin 24 and carrying the handle 25 thereon. The pin 24 isPatented Nov. 26, 1957 adapted to be screwed through the bore 23 intothe earth's surface so that the bushing 26 comes into engagement withthe horizontally extending base plate 18 to clamp the base 17 to thearths surface. The upstanding flange 19 on the base 17 has a pair ofapertures 27 which are spaced apart and formed near the upper edge ofthe flange 19 equidistant from the opposite ends of the base 17. Thepost 12 is provided with a pin 28 at a point substantially spaced fromthe bottom of the post 12. The pin 28 extends through the post 12 andprojects outwardly from one side thereof to provide a pivot mounting. Aturnbuckle 29 has one end 30 thereof extending through one of theapertures 27 in the flange 19, and the other end 31 thereof mounted onthe pivot 28. A second tumbuckle 32 has one end 33 thereof mountedthrough the other aperture 27 in the flange 19 and with its opposite end34 mounted on the pivot 28.

Adjustment of the bottom of the post 12 in the slot 20 and/ oradjustment of the turnbuckle 29 and 32 will angularly adjust the post 12with relation to the base 17 so that should the base 17 rest on a slope,the post 12 can be adjusted to extend vertically therefrom.

The post 11 is provided with a base 35 which is structurally related tothe post 12 in exactly the same manner as the base 17 is related to thepost 12. A sign 36 is suspended by a pair of eye bolts 37 which extendupwardly through the bar 15, as disclosed in Figure 3. The bar 15 may bedecorated with scroll work such as is indicated at 38, which can besecured to the bar 15 by any suitable means.

In the use and operation of the invention, the sign post is intended tobe used as a temporary device indicating a house for sale or some suchmerchandise where it is necessary to transport the sign from one placeto another and install it on various types of terrain. The constructionof the sign of the instant invention is such that the average salesmancan erect the sign by hand, and when it is necessary to move same toanother site the sign can be readily collapsed for transport in theaverage automobile.

Having thus described the preferred embodiment of the invention, itshould be understood that numerous modifications and structuraladaptations may be resorted to without departing from the scope of theappended claim.

What is claimed is:

A sign comprising a pair of spaced apart parallel base members, groundpenetrating means extending through each end of each base member forsecuring said base members to the ground, a pair of upright membershaving their lower ends secured, respectively, to said base members formovement about horizontal axially aligned pivots, said upright membersbeing arranged in spaced parallel relation, a lateral member extendingbetween the upper ends of said upright members, means detachablysecuring the opposite ends of said lateral member to said uprightmembers, turnbuckles extending between the outer ends of each of saidbases and said uprights at a point spaced above said base for adjustablybracing said uprights to said bases, and a panel secured to said lateralmember in depending relation thereto.

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